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• Get a job: Schell Games is looking for a Game Designer/Director

  12-02-2018 21:40
  Schell Games is looking to bring on a Game Designer/Director with the capability to both direct teams and establish and guide the vision for a wide variety of projects. ...
  
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• Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow is the sequel's first expansion, and the original Metroidvania is coming to Switch 2

  16-12-2025 08:58 via gamesradar.com
  
  Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow is the first expansion to the Metroidvania sequel, and Team Cherry hints that it's not done yet.In an announcement today, the Hollow Knight developers confirmed that players "continued enthusiasm" for the - even in place of its..."challenges" is a "massive motivator as we work towards expanding the game even further. That first expanion is "already well underway," with a watery teaser trailer showing off Hornet aura-farming in preparation to take on more f
  
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• The verdict is in: Diablo 4's new Paladin class is divinely overpowered, "so insanely fun," and scratches that Diablo 2 itch: "Game so far is WAY more fun than it has been in ages"

  16-12-2025 01:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  Now that Diablo 4 players have had a few days with the game's long-awaited Paladin class, available now if you pre-order the Lord of Hatred expansion, it's pretty clear Blizzard has a hit on its hands.Long-time Diablo fans have been waiting for a Diablo 4 Paladin since launch, and judging from lots of early reactions, it was worth the nearly three year wait. If Blizzard has learned one thing from the Diablo 4 community over the game's turbulent update history, I can only imagine it's that they'r
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 actor Neil Newbon says generative AI "sounds crap," and any studio using it for dialogue should pay actors to re-record lines: "You've got the money now"

  16-12-2025 00:39 via gamesradar.com
  
  Neil Newbon, the actor behind loveable vampire Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, has some advice for studios who've made big bucks off of games that use generative AI to perform voice lines: go back and do it the right way, idiots.Talking to PCGN, Newbon didn't mince words one single tiny little bit about the proliferation of generative AI as a replacement for human-voiced dialogue: "fuck AI in performance," he said to thunderous virtual applause."I don't think there's a justification for taking peop
  
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• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 devs wanted negative feedback during playtests after deciding players should initially "feel extremely weak": "Then the validation of gaining strength feels earned"

  15-12-2025 22:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm sure no video game developers enjoy hearing negative feedback during playtests, but for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developers, unhappy customers were a happy sign they were making the historical RPG as punishing as they'd wanted."We had playtests where some players started a game, did something wrong, immediately got arrested, and gave negative feedback," Warhorse lead designer Prokop Jirsa tells GamesRadar+. "We had the strength to say, 'Yes, that's what we want.'""We want the player at th
  
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• 6 months after being delayed indefinitely, Bungie's survival extraction shooter Marathon is back with a March 2026 release date and $40 price tag

  15-12-2025 22:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  Bungie's upcoming survival extraction shooter Marathon hasn't had the easiest time since it was announced in 2023, with the developer suffering layoffs the following year, and in 2025, releasing a poorly received alpha that featured plagiarized art – which ultimately led to the game being indefinitely delayed in June. But here we are, closing out 2025 with a possible redemption arc for Marathon, which has finally locked down a March 2026 release date and $40 price tag.I should say, I'm usi
  
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• Megabonk gets confused, adds Halloween update with new map and "CANNED SPAGHETTI" just in time for Christmas

  15-12-2025 21:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  No need for Jack Skellington when you have anonymous developer John Megabonk, who's just released a tiny-bit belated Halloween update for their hit roguelike."MEGABONK SPOOKY UPDATE IS OUT, just in time for Halloween," the developer Vedinad announces on Twitter, promising "CANNED SPAGHETTI WITH EXTRA SAUCE.""Go play," they command.This spaghetti sauce is indeed looking cauldron-bubbly and thick – a more detailed list of patch notes on Steam indicates the Megabonk update includes a ton of n
  
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• Bethesda's Todd Howard says Fallout 76 is "the game we're still doing the most work in," and fans of the Prime TV show should give it a try

  15-12-2025 20:23 via gamesradar.com
  
  We're in the thick of the holiday season, we all need a good, immersive RPG to distract from quarreling in-laws and questionable pot luck offerings, and Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard has just the game: Fallout 76.In a brief exchange with the good folks at the Future Games Show, Howard made the case for Fallout 76 as the ideal introduction to the series for fans of Amazon's TV adaptation."Well, I have to say Fallout 76 right now, it's the game we're still doing the most wor
  
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• Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now on current-gen consoles, and Larian teases "you might even pick up on certain things" in the newly announced Divinity if you jump in

  15-12-2025 18:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Over a year after being rated and mere days after revealing the latest entry in the series, Larian Studios has released Divinity: Original Sin 2 on current-gen platforms.Baldur's Gate 3 put Larian on the map as a can't-miss developer, like we saw with CD Projekt Red after The Witcher 3, and we found out last week at The Game Awards 2025 that what's next will be Divinity – a new entry in Larian's original series. Naturally, this announcement has people keen to check out what came before, an
  
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• "Can you goon to level design?": Lords of the Fallen 2 boss says "yes," the Soulslike will feature sexy ladies in an effort to "continue improving," though fans are more concerned about gameplay

  15-12-2025 18:21 via gamesradar.com
  
  Lords of the Fallen studio CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski took to Twitter to emphasize that the upcoming Lords of the Fallen 2 will feature beautiful, buxom women, which, cool – but what about level design? Will it be worth getting horny over, too?"Many of you asked why the game initially had body type A/B," Tyminski writes in a lengthy December 14 Twitter post, about Lords of the Fallen's gender neutral character creator options. Tyminski complains that, during the Soulslike game's developme
  
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• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 player boosts Maelle’s damage by over 1 billion during the game’s toughest boss with new post-update build: “The Queen of damage is back”

  15-12-2025 17:55 via gamesradar.com
  
  Despite huge nerfs to Maelle's damage output in the first patch following Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's release, the new Thank You update has introduced new ways to see her deal over 1.1 billion in damage to the most difficult boss in the game, thanks to new weapons, Pictos, and more.It wasn't long after the game was released that fans realized just how broken Maelle could be. With the combination of her Medalum weapon and the infamous Stendhal skill, players were able to quickly tear through ev
  
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• These less than $10 Switch 2 thumb grips are the number one accessory you should pack for the holidays

  15-12-2025 17:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  If you're taking your Nintendo Switch 2 with you over the holiday break, it's likely you've already thought well and hard about the accessories you'll pack with it, and thumb grips deserve high up on that list. The small silicon extras are super compact and can be stored in most cases, and can make your hours of playing games by the Netflix log-fire over the holidays a far more comfortable experience.Their greatest benefit has to be their price, as they can typically be found for around the $10
  
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• Divinity series sees spike in players on Steam following new RPG's reveal at The Game Awards, reigniting love for Larian Studios' older titles

  15-12-2025 17:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  The hype surrounding The Game Awards 2025 and all the new games showcased at the event hasn't quite died down, especially when it comes to the upcoming Divinity entry from Larian Studios. In fact, fans are diving back into the past RPG gems.Unsurprisingly, Baldur's Gate 3, the most recent of Larian Studios' turn-based bangers, is still among the top 50 most-played games on Steam (thanks, SteamDB), sitting in the 29th spot with an impressive 24-hour peak of 83,012 active players. What is surprisi
  
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• Stellar Blade director receives Presidential Commendation for contributions to South Korean game industry, though he thanks the action RPG's fans: "We will continue to do our utmost"

  15-12-2025 17:12 via gamesradar.com
  
  While it may have been glossed over at the 2024 The Game Awards, Stellar Blade now has a rare distinction of recognition from a political office. The game's director, Hyung-tae Kim, who also runs developer Shift Up, has received a nod from the president of South Korea for his contributions to video games.Yes, on December 10, Hyung-tae Kim was given a Presidential Commendation for helping to enhance and grow game development in his home country. Per Daum, as translated by Automaton, the award was
  
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• This is the board game I always recommend for people who HATE board games

  15-12-2025 16:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  Even if someone's family hates board games, there's always one I recommend trying; it's the perfect blend of easy to understand and low pressure, with plenty of fun sprinkled along the top as a garnish.I tend to recommend Herd Mentality around this time of year, and the reason is simple. It's a triple-threat party game; up to 20 people can play at once, it takes less than half an hour to finish, and you don't need to know anything special to join in. The most important bit, though? Even folks wh
  
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• Baldur's Gate 3 director follows up Divinity's big reveal by teasing fans as Larian gets back to work on the RPG: "Going back to putting beaches in games now"

  15-12-2025 16:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  Larian Studios has been hard at work after unveiling one of the most exciting new games at The Game Awards 2025, the new Divinity entry – and it seems that a part of that work might be implementing an opening act similar to the developer's past RPGs' own.If you've played Divinity: Original Sin, its sequel, or the more recent Baldur's Gate 3, then you know all about the boat-to-beach sequence (although in the latter RPG's case, it's more of a spaceship than your run-of-the-mill aquatic vehi
  
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• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis leads say it’s essential to adjust the PS1 original’s difficulty for "modern player tastes," but "things that you expect in a Tomb Raider game are going to be there"

  15-12-2025 16:22 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis' developers say that the original's brutal difficulty will have to be evolved for modern player tastes.Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is the second time Lara Croft has returned to her debut adventure, following 2007's Tomb Raider: Anniversary, with Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog leading the charge in what is described as a "reimagining" of the original 1996 adventure – think of the recent Resident Evil remakes. However, if you don't remember, that ori
  
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• Stranger Things season 5 vol 2 trailer shows us the Upside Down like we've never seen it before, teases the Eleven and Eight team-up we've been waiting for

  15-12-2025 16:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  The first trailer for Stranger Things season 5 volume 2 has arrived – and, apparently, everything we've ever known about the Upside Down is wrong.In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, the Upside Down looks a bit... different, to say the least, and I'm not exactly sure how to describe that whole freaky cloud of thunder-fire that's happening above their heads– but, uh, it seems kind of bad. We see Steve and Dustin reunite and share a sweet bestie moment ("If you die, I die"), b
  
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• Tomb Raider: Catalyst is Crystal Dynamics' "largest" Lara Croft game yet, and there's "no homework" required to jump in

  15-12-2025 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Head of studio at Crystal Dynamics, Scot Amos, says that the upcoming Tomb Raider: Catalyst will be the biggest entry in the series to date. He also claims it is a "complete adventure top to bottom," so people won't need to know Lara Croft's "pre-history" to enjoy it.At The Game Awards 2025, Crystal Dynamics showcased two new games for the series: Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a remake of the original game scheduled for release in 2026, and Tomb Raider: Catalyst, a completely new entry to the
  
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• Arc Raiders Cold Snap brings 2 events, the option to restart your character, covers four of the maps in snow, and it all kicks off tomorrow

  15-12-2025 15:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Get your winter coats on, because there's a bit of snow coming to Arc Raiders. Well, that's an understatement; it's actually a whole lot of snow, as the Arc Raiders Cold Snap event is about to kick off, bringing freezing conditions, fresh challenges, and the option of starting your raider over to unlock some special rewards.First things first: the weather. The Arc Raiders Cold Snap is exactly as it sounds, cold and icy. Four of the current maps - Buried City, Dam Battlegrounds, The Blue Gate, an
  
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• As Rockstar doubles down on fired GTA 6 devs leaking "specific game features," IWGB union asserts its "statement is littered with falsehoods and disinformation"

  15-12-2025 14:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  Following Rockstar Games' "ruthless" firing of over 30 employees, the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain has assured the laid-off developers should've been "legally protected" to privately discuss working conditions – but the situation is nowhere near over.There's been a bit of back and forth from either end. Although Rockstar claimed the firings came after internal leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" – specifica
  
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• If Sony was too late in 2011, the Ayaneo Pocket Play is going to need a time machine to succeed

  15-12-2025 14:10 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm intrigued by any device that promises me portable play, but when Ayaneo announced the Pocket Play last week, I was concerned. I've spent the last year testing the best gaming phones on the market, and not once have I lamented the fact that none of them called back to the Sony Xperia Play. We moved past physical buttons in mobile gaming years ago, and now Ayaneo wants to bring that pocket of history back. Sometimes though, memories are best left as they were.The Ayaneo Pocket Play throws a sl
  
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• James Cameron left strict instructions on how theaters should play Avatar: Fire and Ash, including a chart with information about audio and framing

  15-12-2025 14:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  James Cameron has left strict instructions for theaters playing Avatar: Fire and Ash in a letter signed off by the director himself.In a note addressed "Dear Theater Technician," Cameron outlines what employees should be looking out for when exhibiting the movie. "There's a Projection Specification file and framing chart included with the DCP [Digital Cinema Package], with crucial information regarding light levels, audio configuration, proper framing, etc," it reads."Please go through it, and m
  
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• Arc Raiders developers have no plans to abandon their popular shooter: "Our ambition is to keep this game alive for the longest time"

  15-12-2025 14:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Embark Studios wants to keep working on Arc Raiders for as long as it possibly can, as long as players are still interested in the shooter.Outside of the record-breaking and award-winning Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, it's hard to think of a bigger breakout hit in 2025 than Arc Raiders. Embark Studios' newest game has completely overshadowed the holiday season shooter discourse in a year where Battlefield returned with its best entry in years and Call of Duty… released a new game (good for
  
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• It director Andy Muschietti wants to make a 6+ hour supercut of both movies featuring unseen footage: "Still a big dream of mine"

  15-12-2025 13:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  As It: Welcome to Derry season 1 comes to a close, fans are thinking about the future of the franchise, including an It movie supercut that director Andy Muschietti promised to make years ago.During an It: Welcome to Derry Reddit AMA, one fan asked, "Mr. Andy Muschietti has previously talked about doing an Extended Cut that merges It and It Chapter Two in one seamless experience with hours of unused footage. Is this Cut still happening?" to which Muschietti replied, "Yes, still a big dream of mi
  
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• Following Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reveal, series co-creator says he'd prefer "exploring new lost worlds" over more remakes

  15-12-2025 13:41 via gamesradar.com
  
  Tomb Raider co-creator Paul Douglas has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the two upcoming Tomb Raider games that were revealed at The Game Awards 2025. After initial disappointment that the next entry in the series, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, would be yet another remake of the first game in the series, he claims that we will be getting the "best of both worlds" after a trailer for a completely new entry, Tomb Raider: Catalyst, was shown.The first game in the long-enduring Tom
  
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• Jim Carrey wanted to leave The Grinch and give back his $20 million payday, until a torture specialist helped him

  15-12-2025 13:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The making of Jim Carrey's classic How The Grinch Stole Christmas wasn't a bed of roses, as a recent oral history of the production has revealed. In fact, the actor wanted to abandon the production before it even started due to the nightmarish makeup process. Luckily for everyone, he got help from a torture specialist. No, we're not joking.With Christmas around the corner, Vulture has put together a massive collection of anecdotes – including from director Ron Howard, producer Brain Grazer
  
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• Varang star Oona Chaplin "studied" Zoe Saldaña's Neytiri to craft her Avatar: Fire and Ash villain, but "Varang has suffered immense trauma, and so she doesn't trust the world like Neytiri does"

  15-12-2025 13:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pandora has a new threat in town. While The Way of Water introduced us to the ocean-loving Metkayina, Avatar: Fire and Ash brings us the Mangkwan, a fire-obsessed, war-hungry Na'vi clan.These Ash People were decimated by a volcanic eruption that destroyed their home, which led to them turning their back on the goddess Eywa, in contrast to the more peaceful Na'vi that Sam Worthington's Jake Sully and Zoe Saldaña's Neytiri have found a home with.The Mangkwan also have a formidable leader: O
  
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• After deciding not to charge $80 for The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox head says Microsoft will keep listening to fan feedback but has to run a "healthy business"

  15-12-2025 13:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  After backing down from an $80 price point with The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has said the company will continue to look at pricing.Earlier this year, Nintendo crossed the threshold by announcing that Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World will be sold at $80 (albeit with a cheaper bundle option available). Xbox then followed suit, confirming a price hike on both consoles and games, with The Outer Worlds 2 being the publisher's first foray into the $80 price point.However
  
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• It: Welcome to Derry fan has a theory on that big season 1 finale family reveal, but others say it leaves them with "so many extra questions"

  15-12-2025 13:04 via gamesradar.com
  
  It: Welcome to Derry episode 8 was packed with huge moments, but one in particular has fans scratching their heads.The following will dive into spoilers for the finale, so turn back now if you haven't seen the new episode yet! Now, if you're still reading, then you'll know that, in episode 8, Pennywise reveals to Marge that she'll grow up to become Margaret Tozier, AKA the mother of Richie Tozier… AKA a member of the Losers' Club who is instrumental in killing Pennywise, as seen in It: Ch
  
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